Sometime in the late 80s I saw a comedy sketch on TV which combined all the major world religions into one quasi-rap song (or madrigal-chant). The only parts I remember are "Sister Mary Elizabeth, hit me with a stick!" "Oh by the way, have you been born again?" and "Hare Krishna Hare Rama, here's your cookbook, where's my dollar?" Anyone know what this was? I promise I didn't make it up.
posted by pammeke
on May 16, 2013 -
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Is there a website to help me keep track of which episodes of a TV series I've watched?
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posted by Nelson
on Mar 8, 2013 -
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Asking for a friend who needs help (FAST!) finding a home for 200 to 300 scenic backdrops from film and television.
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posted by mon-ma-tron
on Feb 21, 2013 -
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I recently inherited both a broken Sony KDS60A2000 and a broken Sony KDS50A2000 from a friend. They're both broken, but they're both broken in different ways. Can I cobble together one working television from the two of them?
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posted by Ian A.T.
on Dec 12, 2012 -
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I know that the real English countryside is not as violent as Midsomer County --
no place is -- but how realistic are the other aspects of country life portrayed in the show? (specific questions inside)
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posted by OrangeDisk
on Sep 14, 2012 -
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Does this exist: A music video or scene from a movie/ show in which a room decorated with many taxidermy animals (trophy heads and the like) comes to life and start moving and singing?
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posted by ~Bert
on Sep 7, 2012 -
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I've recently been watching Twin Peaks again, and I've been wondering... to people who actually watched it air in its original run, what was it like seeing something like this on TV? Did you have watching parties that I've heard so much about? Was the reveal of the killer and the twists and turns along the way surprising? Did you watch until the end of the second season, and were you disappointed when it got the plug pulled on it?
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posted by codacorolla
on Aug 3, 2012 -
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I'm trying to remember an HBO series that was mentioned on AskMe recently. It lasted for only one season, and had to do with romantic relationships and marriages (I think) and was a character-study sort of show. Help?
posted by smilingtiger
on Aug 2, 2012 -
8 answers
A researcher at my workplace has asked for help finding examples of his topic, early examples of "GIS (Geographic Information Systems) or GPS (Global Positioning Systems) technologies in film and TV", "examples of early precursors to map related technologies". I found someone else's Ask from earlier this year that hits on some likely ones, but he's on the lookout for older and more diverse instances if you can think of any. More details and examples below the fold!
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posted by theatro
on Jul 23, 2012 -
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I'm looking for an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation where Riker hits a table and yells that's enough!
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posted by k8lin
on Jul 21, 2012 -
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What was this show - late night UK channel 4 community-service soap opera.
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posted by xchmp
on Jul 18, 2012 -
2 answers
Who has tried to sell a network/studio on an idea for a TV series by producing an episode on their own? Stories of success and failures both welcome.
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posted by jayfrosting
on Jun 12, 2012 -
7 answers
Should I use slingbox as a permanent cable replacement for primarily sports games?
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posted by btkuhn
on May 30, 2012 -
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Have there been any American actors that have been cast as primary characters on British shows and use a British accent?
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posted by curious nu
on May 6, 2012 -
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Whenever I reminisce with friends about childhood television (Great Space Coaster, 3-2-1 Contact, etc) there is one show that nobody remembers. Hell, I barely remember it but perhaps someone here has better memories of this than I do.
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posted by charred husk
on Apr 5, 2012 -
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Looking for a movie title: some years ago, an indie film, basic idea that the government is running a televised competition (much like Survivor), except to the death.
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posted by kestralwing
on Mar 29, 2012 -
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Mad Men Canada: Will Mad Men Season 5 be available on iTunes Canada, Netflix, or something other? I will
not be boosting my cable package for just the one show, even if it's this one.
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posted by Capt. Renault
on Mar 23, 2012 -
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I'm trying to remember the name of a children's TV show broadcast on (I think) YTV around 1995, I think it was in the slot after Camp Cariboo. It was probably Canadian, and it had a mailbox puppet that said "YOOOOOOU BET!" when asked if there was any mail, and one of the men on the show used to dress up like a bee, which I remember terrifying me as a child. It may have been broadcast on TVO, but I'm fairly certain it was YTV.
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posted by kansakwens
on Mar 8, 2012 -
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What was this trippy, cowboy-themed weekend morning TV show I used to watch in Brooklyn in the early 1990s?
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posted by griphus
on Feb 8, 2012 -
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I saw a brief snippet of a sitcom while at the gym. It involved some very tame sexy playtime that surprised me. Can you help me identify what show it was?
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posted by Elly Vortex
on Jan 31, 2012 -
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I'm trying to find a TV show theme song via a vague recollection of the song that might not even be correct.
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posted by emelenjr
on Jan 12, 2012 -
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Can anyone identify this TV show about historical weaponry I saw in the late '90s/early 2000s? Basically, every episode featured the host learning how to use a different weapon.
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posted by gueneverey
on Jan 1, 2012 -
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Early in his career, Conan O'Brien had Don Ho as his guest. Don Ho did a cover version of the Beastie Boys' single "Sabotage". This was the greatest piece of television history I have ever experienced. Is it available anywhere?
posted by Quonab
on Dec 23, 2011 -
8 answers
What rare, important, especially unusual recordings can I only see at TV museums in the U.S.?
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posted by stleric
on Oct 21, 2011 -
9 answers
"Chicken Diane in only 30 minutes!" Please help me track down the name of this 1980s-90s quick-recipe card subscription service advertised on U.S. television.
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posted by jocelmeow
on Oct 17, 2011 -
6 answers
Insomnia-filter: Help this stressed-out couch-sleeper re-learn how to sleep in the bedroom (with television).
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posted by headnsouth
on Sep 26, 2011 -
18 answers
Do Washington brand cigarettes exist in the US? I have seen them on
Breaking Bad and other TV shows and movies.
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posted by CCBC
on Sep 13, 2011 -
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Are older episodes (i.e. 2000 - present) of daytime soap operas available either for rental or purchase?
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posted by Telpethoron
on Aug 29, 2011 -
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I'm trying to remember an old (most probably Disney) short feature or possibly an episode of "Wonderful World of Disney" which began with an opening narration, accompanied by pictures of each word the narrator says. (for example, if he said "I felt happy" there would be a picture of an eye, then a picture of a piece of felt, then a picture of a smiley face, timed to his words.)
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posted by ShutterBun
on Aug 20, 2011 -
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What was this cancelled or never-aired TV series: aliens invade Earth, and an older-looking, probably not-really-human couple reveal that they brought a bunch of people uniquely suited to fight the invasion together to live in their neighborhood?
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posted by mistersix
on Aug 11, 2011 -
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